Baba Asakumbuka Wakufunika Wace
Baba wathu anaikha mulandu kwa Yuda: iye adaatsogolera m'thando mbwenye iwo adamusiya mbatowera alungu omwe nee anakwanisa kupulumusa. Cifaniziro ndi cakuti mkazi wakumangwa aduwala ntsiku ya ukwati wace, na anthu omwe akumba mathanki akuphwanyika m'mbuto mwa kumwa pa nsasa ya madzi a umaso.
2 1Fala ya Baba wathu yabwera kuna ine, mbilonga tenepa:
2Ndoko, kalonge m'makutu a Yerusalemi: Baba wathu alonga tenepa: Ine ndisakumbuka kudzipereka kwanu mu uphale wanu, kufuna kwanu ninga mankhadzi, kunditowera kwanu n'thando, m'dziko yakukhonda limwa. a a v2 Baba wathu asakumbuka mwakufewa ntima kufuna kwakutoma kwa Izarayeli, ninga mankhadzibwana anakumbuka mankhadzi wace—kufewa ntima kubodzikene kwa cibverano kunafuna Iye kukhazikisa pontho. 3Izarayeli akhali wakucena kuna Baba wathu, misapo yakutoma ya kubvuna kwace. Onsene adammeza akhala na mulandu; pyakuipa pyaagwera, alonga Baba wathu.
4Bveserani fala ya Baba wathu, imwe nyumba ya Yakobe, na madzinza onsene a nyumba ya Izarayeli.
5Baba wathu alonga tenepa: Kodi ninji cakuipa cidagumana ambuya anu mwa Ine, mbanditcalukira kutali, mbatowera milungu yauthambi, mbakhala akukhonda kufunika?
6Iwo nee abvundza kuti: “Ali kupi Baba wathu, adatibulusa m'dziko ya Edjipitu, adatitsogolera n'thando, kupita m'dziko ya mathando na maenje, dziko ya nyota na cidima cikulu, dziko yakuti nkhabe munthu anaipita, nee munthu anakhala mwenemo?” 7Ine ndakupitisani m'dziko yadidi yakubala misapo toera mudye misapo yace na pinthu pyace pyadidi. Mbwenye imwe mwabwera mbamudetesa dziko yanga, mbamucitisa unthaka wanga kukhala cinthu cakunyansa. 8Anyantsembe nee abvundza kuti: “Ali kupi Baba wathu?” Ale anaphatira mwambo nee andidziwa; akumbizi andipandukira; aprofeta aprofetiza mu dzina ya Baala, mbatowera pinthu pyakukhonda kufunika. 9Na thangwi ineyi, Ine ndinapitiriza kukupangani mulandu, alonga Baba wathu, pontho ndinapanga mulandu anawo a anawo anu. 10Lambukani mbamuenda ku magombe a Cipre mbamuona; tumani anthu ku Kedhari toera adinge mwadidi; onani khala cipo cidacitika cinthu ninga ici: 11Kodi dziko ipo yacinja milungu yace, maseze iyo nee ndi milungu khabisi? Mbwenye mbumba yanga yacinja mbiri yace na pinthu pyakukhonda kufunika. 12Dzumatirwani na pyenepi, imwe kudzulu; gopani, tetemerani kakamwe, alonga Baba wathu. 13Thangwi mbumba yanga yacita pyakuipa piwiri: iyo yandisiya Ine, nsindi wa madzi a umaso, mbakumba maenje awo a madzi—maenje akufenduka akukhonda kwanisa kukoya madzi. b b v13 Baba wathu asadzicemera Iye ekha nsindi wa madzi a umaso; patsogolo pace Yezu apereka madzi a umaso ibodzimbodzi kuna onsene anabwera kuna Iye (Juwau 4:14; 7:38).
14Kodi Izarayeli ndi bitcu? Kodi iye abalwa nyabasa? Thangwi yanji iye akhala cakupokoserwa? 15Maphondwe abangula kwa iye; abangula kakamwe. Acitisa dziko yace kukhala cakufudzika; mizinda yace yapiswa, nee iri na anthu. 16Kusiyapo, amuna a ku Memfi na Tapanesi akumetani ntsonga ya msolo wanu. c c v16 Kumetwa msolo peno kubvunwa nguwo pikhali cidzindikiro ca kukundwa kwakukwana na kunyazika m'midzidzi yakale. 17Kodi nee ndimwe mwekhene mudacitisa pyenepi, mukusiya Baba wanu, akhakutsogolerani munjira? 18Cincino, thangwi yanji musaenda ku Edjipitu toera kumwa madzi a Nilo? Thangwi yanji musaenda ku Asiriya toera kumwa madzi a Yufrate? 19Kuipa kwanu kwekhene kunakusandzani; kutcaluka kwanu kwekhene kunakutcunyusani. Dziwani tsapano mbamuona kuti kusiya Baba wanu ndi kuipa na kuwawa tani; imwe nkhabe kundigopa Ine, alonga Baba wa anyankhondo a kudzulu. 20Kalembo Ine ndaswa goli yanu, mbanditcosa maunyolo anu, mbwenye imwe mwalonga kuti: “Nee ndinatumikira.” Mwandimomwene, pa mapiri onsene akulapha na pantsi pa miti yonsene ya masamba mazinji, imwe mwagona pantsi ninga nkazi wa maphombo. 21Ine ndakubzwalani ninga mphesa yadidi, yakubuluka mu mbeu yakukhulupirika kwene-kwene. Thangwi yanji imwe mwanditcalukira, mbamukhala mphesa yakuipa ya ntsanga? 22Maseze imwe musambe na doda, mbamuphatisira sabau izinji, dontho ya mulandu wanu icipitiriza kukhala patsogolo panga, alonga Baba Wankulu.
23Munakwanisa tani kulonga kuti: “Ine nee ndadeteseka; nee ndatowera aBaala.”? Onani njira yanu m'nkombe; nyerezerani pidacita imwe—ngamira ing'ono yakukhonda pumula, inathamanga uku na uku, 24buru ya ntsanga yakuzolowera n'thando, inasunkha mphepo thangwi ya cifuno cace cikulu—mbani anakwanisa kuitsidzikiza iyo ingakhala na cifuno ca kubalana? Ale anaifuna nkhabe funika kudzineta mbasaka; n'dzidzi ungakwana, iwo anaigumana. 25Lekani, miyendo yanu mbidzati kuvundika na nsingo wanu mbudzati kuuma. Mbwenye imwe mwalonga kuti: “Nkhabepo cidikhiro! Nkhabe, thangwi ndisafuna alendo, ndinaenda nawo.” 26Ninga mbava anaona manyazi angaphatwa, ndi tenepo nyumba ya Izarayeli inaona manyazi—iwo, amambo awo, akulu awo, anyantsembe awo, na aprofeta awo, 27ale analonga kuna muti kuti: “Iwe ndiwe baba wanga,” na kuna mwala kuti: “Iwe wandibala.” Thangwi iwo andipasa misana yawo, nee nkhope yawo kuna Ine. Mbwenye mu n'dzidzi wa nyatwa yawo iwo asalira kuti: “Lamukani, mutipulumuse!” d d v27 Kucemera muti wakusema kuti “baba wanga” ndi uthambi wakutsukwalisa wa uxamwali wandimomwene—kutcalukira Baba wandimomwene adaapanga, mbaenda ku pinthu pyakusowa umaso pyakukhonda kwanisa. 28Mbwenye ali kupi milungu idacita imwe mwekhene? Mbailamuke, ingakwanisa kukupulumusani mu n'dzidzi wa nyatwa yanu; thangwi milungu yanu ndi mizinji ninga mizinda yanu, imwe Yuda. 29Thangwi yanji musandipanga mulandu? Imwe monsene mwandipandukira, alonga Baba wathu. 30Papezi ndamenya anawo anu; iwo nee atawira kusandzika. Supada yanu yekhene yameza aprofeta anu ninga nkango wa njala. 31Imwe dzindza, nyerezerani fala ya Baba wathu: Kodi Ine ndakhala n'thando kuna Izarayeli, peno dziko ya cidima cikulu? Thangwi yanji mbumba yanga isalonga kuti: “Ife tiri aufulu kuyenda-yenda; nee tinabwera pontho kuna imwe”? 32Kodi ntsikana anakwanisa kuduwala pyakubvala pyace pyakubalika, peno mankhadzi anaduwala nguwo yace ya malowero? Mbwenye mbumba yanga yandiduwala Ine mu ntsiku zizinji zakukhonda lengeseka. 33Ndimwe aluso tani pakusaka njira za kufuna! Imwe mwapfundzisambo njira zanu kuna akazi akuipa. 34Pa nguwo zanu pasagumanika ciropa ca umaso ca anyakutcerenga akusowa mulandu—maseze imwe nee mwaaphata mbakupfakanya nyumba. Mbwenye maseze pyonsene pyenepi, 35imwe musalonga kuti: “Ine ndiri wakusowa mulandu; mwandimomwene ukali wace wabuluka kwa ine.” Mbwenye Ine ndinakutongani thangwi yakulonga kuti: “Ine nee ndadawa.” 36Mukupepusa tani pakucinja-cinja njira yanu! Imwe munadzaonese manyazi na Edjipitu ninga mudaonesa manyazi na Asiriya. 37Kubulukambo kweneko imwe munabwera na manja anu pa msolo wanu, thangwi Baba wathu aakhonda ale anakhulupira imwe, mbwenye iwo nkhabe kudzakuphedzani.